Manual Therapy
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 44-51 , February 2005

Influence of cranio-cervical posture on three-dimensional motion of the cervical spine

  • Stephen J. Edmondston

      Affiliations

    • School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, P.O. Box U1987, Perth, WA, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.:+61-8-9266-3665; fax: +61-8-9266-3699
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  • Svein-Erik Henne

      Affiliations

    • Master of Manipulative Therapy Program, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
    • ,
  • Winston Loh

      Affiliations

    • Master of Manipulative Therapy Program, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
    • ,
  • Eirik Østvold

      Affiliations

    • Master of Manipulative Therapy Program, Curtin University of Technology, Australia

Received 10 December 2003 ,Revised 17 May 2004 ,Accepted 8 July 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2004.07.004

Manual Therapy
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 44-51 , February 2005

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